Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Page 517, Entry 12 Pronounced ju. In the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it is defined as the name of a tree. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiaoya section, it is written: There are gou trees on the southern mountain. Lu Ji, in his Commentary on Trees and Plants (Caomu Shu), states: The gou tree grows as tall and large as a white poplar; its fruit is several inches long and tastes sweet like sugar; in the region of Shu, it is used to make a paste. It is also written in a variant form (ju). Pronounced ji (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Pronounced gou. In the Erya, specifically the Interpretation of Trees (Shi Mu), it is written: gou-ji. The commentary states: It is the present-day gou. The sub-commentary explains: It is also known as ku and di-gu; after consumption, it can make one's body light and agile while increasing physical strength. Pronounced gou. In Song Yu's Rhapsody on the Wind (Feng Fu), it is written: The zhi-gou attracts birds to nest. Li Shan's commentary states: Gou means curved, bent like an orange tree. According to the Bencao (Materia Medica), one name for the gou-ju is often planted by households to serve as a hedge. Pronounced ju. According to Yang Xiong's Dialects (Fangyan), it is called gou-lou. From the pass to the west, it is referred to as gou-lou. Pronounced qu. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), it is written: Below there are nine gou. Guo's commentary states: This means coiled and intertwined. It also refers to broken wood. See the note under the character zhu. Textual research: In the Dialects (Fangyan), gou-lou refers to a cart arch. Following the original text of the Dialects, the name Yang Zi has been added. The phrase gou-lou, a cart arch, has been amended to cart gou-lou.